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CONFIDENTIAL

MERE Guil Service: lese Interest in Hong Kong Ciud Service

Civil

CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO TELELETTER HONG KONG

TELELETTER

OF 171515Z FEBRUARY 88

INFO TELELETTER PEKING

As

pl copy to FED

+ PA.

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FROM C O HUM, HONG KONG DEPARTMENT, FCO

TO R D CLIFT ESQ, CMG, POLITICAL ADVISER, HONG KONG

CC: MISS A J K BAILES, BRITISH EMBASSY, PEKING

CHINESE INTEREST IN THE HONG KONG CIVIL SERVICE

1.

HUD 2564

THANK YOU FOR YOUR LETTER OF 2 FEBRUARY. I HAVE SEEN

ALYSON BAILES' TELELETTER OF 11 FEBRUARY.

2.

FEB 1988

I AM AFRAID THAT I DID NOT RECEIVE THE ENCLOSURE EITHER, AND I AM LESS AWARE OF THE BACKGROUND THAN ALYSON IS. COULD YOU KINDLY PUT A COPY IN THE BAG, AND I SHALL CONSIDER IT WITH FED.

SIGNED CO HUM

NNNN

Mr Footman

HKD

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